Bill or letter-sheet.



W. B. PENN.

BILL 0R LETTER SHEET.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8. I9I4 `2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

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Application med pril 8, 1914i. erial Wo. 830,521.

Sheets, of which the following is a .specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a bill or letter or combinedbill and letter sheet adapted to effect an economy of time and money andto promote convenience -in the transaction of business orcorrespondence.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and set forth, thefeatures of novelty being pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawin Figure 1 isa plan view of the sheet spreadout or unfolded.

Fig. 2 is a view of the face of an envelop which is proposed to be usedin connectlon vwith the sheet.

Referring to Fig. 1 the sheet is indicated as composed of threeconnected portions 5, 6 and 7. The two upper portions 5 and 6 aredivided by afolding line 4. The upper 'left hand corner of the upperportion 5 receives the name and address of the creditor or ad?dresser-The John Doe Glass Co., Columbus,

- Ohio-for example, which is so placed as to serve as the return addressand to be exlposed through a transparent opening or window in anenvelop. The said portion 5 also contains the name and address of thedebtor or addressee- Richard Roe., 19 Park Place, New York City-which isso placed as to be exposed through a window in the envelop at the placeon the envelop where such usually occurs. The upper portion alsocontains near its middle a vertical line of perforations 4a extendingfrom the upper edge of that portion aboutl half way down and ahorizontal foldingline 4" extending from the lower terminus of said`line of perforation to the right hand edge of the sheet. The line ofperforation 4a and the folding line mark out an upper right hand cornerportion 5' which is designed' to receive a postmark. The upper portion5.also contains other useful or desired legends, as for example, thedate of the making of the bill, the name of the salesman, the number ofthe car and the railroad over which the shipment of the goods was made.The intermediate or portion 6 of the sheet is to receive the item oritems of the account as illustrated. The lower portion 7 of the sheet isprovided with a place for a written return address or card of-the debtorand also a printed simple form of letter with spaces left therein forthe inscription by the debtor of the amount remitted in payment or onaccount of the bill and the date of the bill upon which the amount isremitted. The

said portion 7 also has printed upon it the to each other to be exposedthrough the corresponding windows ofthe envelop when inserted uprightlyface outward in the envelop. The portion f7 is divided from the portion6 by a horizontal line of perforations 4 convenient alike for indicatingthe line of the fold and for the ready separation ofthe part7. Suitablenotices and directions can be printed upon the parts 6 and 7 asindicated upon either side of the line of perforations 4.

In Fig. 2 is illustrated the face of an envelop suitable for use inconnection with the form of device illustrated in Fig. 1. In this view10 designates the window for exhibiting the name and address or returncard of the sender, 11 the window for exhibiting the name and address ofthe sendee and 12 the opening throughwhich the postmark is impressedupon the contents of the envelop. 13 designates the liap for closing theenvelop. This flap ma)7` be left ungummed and the envelop sealed byafixin the postage stamp to it and the face o the envelop across theedge of the flap and in position to be. canceled at the time thepostmark is impressed as with the canceling and postmarking machine nowin common use in the United States and perhaps some other countries. Theenvelop may be opened by destroying the postage stamp only andresealedby applying'a fresh one in the same place. By this method of sealing andresealing the same envelop may be reused many times thereby savin largesums of money now expended. for envelope and printing.

The mode of using the bill sheet shown in Fig. 1 is 'brieiy proposed asfollows: The

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70 proper positionsrelative to that portion and the Windows 10 and 11respectively.- In

through the opening 12 thus affording transmission through the mail tothe debtor the corner portion 58L receives the postmark evidence of thedate the bill was sent. The debtor in making payment, Whether in-full oron account, inscribes on the part 7 the amount of his remittance and hisreturn card and if'he desires a receipt refolds the Whole sheet with theface of theportion 7 outermost at one side. He then replaces and resealsthe sheet with his remittance in the same envelop, the face of the part7 right edge being up to display his return card and the address of thecreditor through the Windows 10 and 11 respectively. In transmis- Vsionthrough the mail to the creditor the postmark is impressed as beforethrough the opening 12 of the envelop but upon the face of the portion 7thereby affording evidence ofthe time of 'mailing the remittance. Uponreceipt bv the creditor he notes upon the bill his acknowledgement ofthe remittance and removes for his own files or records the portion 7.He then tears the portion 5 along the line of perforations 4, foldsbackward upon the bodv of the part 5 the corner portion 5El and thenfolds the portion 6 on the line 4 against the back of portion 5 and theface of corner portion 5a ythereby exposing at said corner portion aportion of the back of portion 6 which is blank. In this conditionthecreditor replaces and reseals the bill in the same en- -velop with faceof the part-5- and proper edge up to again display name or return cardand the name and address of the sendee through the windows 10 and 11respectively. In transmission through the mail to the sendee thepostmark is impressed as .before through the opening 12 of the envelopbut this time, as will clearly appear, upon the back of the portion 6thereby affording evidence of the time of mailing the receipted bill.'If the debtor in--remitting payl ment'desires no receipt he detaches thebill,

on the line 4 and instead vof returningthe same retains it and sends hisremittance in the same envelop duly sealed and with the letter portion 7only.

It can readily be inferred that by the adoptionof this invention anenormous saving in time, expense of printing and cost of paper can beeffected and especially by The sheet large wholesale, retail andmanufacturing establishments. The invention is not coniined in itspractical application to the specific forms or use. shown and describedbut is adaptable to a rather Wide `range of forms sections being markedwith linesfor incision and the folding of such portion upon the body ofthe section'to permit postmarking beyond it upon another section.

2. A means of concealed communication b mail consisting of a sheetdivided by transverse lines into three'sections, the end sections toreceive upon the obverse faces thereof the names and addresses of thesender and' sendee, respectively, located in substantially the samerelative positions, one of said sfo end sections being marked forincision and folding.

3. A means of concealed communication by mail consisting of a sheetdivided by transverse lines into three sections, oneof said lines beingweakened to permit the easy separation of the section, the end sectionsto receive -upon the'obverse .faces thereof the names and addresses ofthe sender and sendee, respectively, located in substantially the samerelative positions, one of said end sections being marked for incisionand foldgk A means of communication by mail consisting of a sheet markedby lines for folding into three sections, the distinctive sections toreceive the names and addresses of thesender and sendee respectively,the corner portion of one of the endv sections being marked withlines'for incision and the folding. of such portion upon the body of thesection `to permit postmarking beyond it upon another section'.

5. A means of communication by mail consisting of a sheet havingsections defined by lines for folding, the distinctive sections toreceive the names and addresses of the sender and sendee respectively,the corner portion of one of said sections being marked i with lines forincision and the folding of such portion of the section upon the bodythereof to permit postmarking 'beyond it upon the adjacent section.

. WILLIAM B.. FENN.

Yitnesses z' M. F. FENN, BENJAMIN' FINCKEL.

